Week 119 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 300 words
🍞 Exodus 27
Exodus 27 opens with these words: ““You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide; the altar shall be square: and its height shall be three…” The line to keep is Exodus 27:20: ““You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.” Carry the word “command” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Exodus 27 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, ““You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide; the altar shall be square: and its height shall be three cubits.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings one hundred cubits long, and its pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.” Exodus 27 opens with these words: ““You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide; the altar shall be square: and its height shall be three…” The line to keep is Exodus 27:20: ““You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.” Carry the word “command” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Exodus 27:20: ““You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Exodus 27? Then try this: Read ““You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
““You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.”
Exodus 27:20 · Exodus 27
Say it
Practice Exodus 27:20
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
“YoucommandtheofIsrael,thattheybringtoyouoliveoilbeatenforthelight,tocausealamptoburncontinually.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Exodus 27?
- Read ““You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Exodus 27 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Exodus 27. Help us remember Exodus 27:20 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Exodus 27 is long, read Exodus 27:20 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 119 · the whole night
🍞 Exodus 27
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